72% of the City of Miami’s unsheltered homeless are on the sex offender registry!

Last week we wrote about a new law going into effect in the City of Miami (Florida) that allows for the immediate arrest of homeless registrants in the city. (READ: https://floridaactioncommittee.org/miami-makes-people-homeless-and-then-arrests-them-for-being-homeless/). FAC sent a letter to the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust asking what provisions are being made for the homeless registrants who cannot live (according to State Statute and County Ordinance)

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FAC Letter to Miami-Dade Homeless Trust

FAC has sent a letter to the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust after the City of Miami is about to impose a new ordinance allowing officers to arrest homeless registrants without the safeguard offered to other homeless individuals – the offer to be housed in a shelter. We have copied all Miami-Dade County Commissioners and are sending copies of the letter to

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Miami makes people homeless and then arrests them for being homeless.

Nearly 1/3 of persons required to register as sex offenders in Miami-Dade are homeless. That’s an insane statistic. They are not homeless because they want to be. They are legislated into homelessness because of the County’s “Lauren Book Child Safety Act” that sets a 2500 residency restriction. They are not refusing emergency shelter. They can’t go to an emergency shelter

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Lauren Book Is Running Again — And Floridians Should Be Concerned

Former Florida Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book has announced she is seeking a return to the Florida Senate, launching a campaign for Senate District 30. For registrants and their families, the Book name represents something far more consequential: one of the most powerful political dynasties behind the expansion of Florida’s sex offense registry system wants back in. Lauren Book built

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